04 May 1914
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1914
Page
1
Local notes record visits and social events with names such as Henry Erotica, Miss All Bruce, Mary Bryan, and J. Wilson Thompson. Families including Urry Bryan and Homer Waddell are mentioned along with a Sabbath gathering and a late 1910s graduate Reed. The fragmentary text notes preparations for an event and a travel to New York.
Daniel Edgar Sickles major general (retired) and last of the great Civil War commanders died at his New York home after a long illness. He raised and led multiple regiments, served as a congressman, and earned fame from Gettysburg and earlier battles despite opposing Lincoln at the war's outset. His death followed severe hemorrhages and a final decline. last rites were given by Father Byard.
Seven marchers from New York hold daily processions at the Pocantico Hills Rockefeller estate to protest Colorado strife and the Rockefellers’ role. Upton Sinclair writes to John D. Rockefeller Jr. before joining the mourners, urging action against perceived wealth and labor suppression.
In West Virginia the rescue crews report progress at the Eccles mine disaster. Eight bodies have been recovered so far, with additional remains found as teams continue overhauls and searches. Officials express caution but expect further recoveries as work resumes.
French troops drive a strong position at Muruesu in a bayonet assault on Moors, inflicting heavy losses with nine killed and twenty five wounded. A French column attacked a native stronghold, destroying the bloo rish camp, amid fierce fighting and rugged terrain. Separately, an unidentified man leaped from a Riverton Street bridge in McKeesport, plunging ninety feet into the Monongahela with no bystanders nearby.
A blaze at a paving works caused the destruction of 6000 drums of material and 400 barrels of contents. Fifteen people were burned or trapped and Toren was seriously injured. firemen hiding during the explosion, spectators feared they were killed, but all escaped injury except those reported. The plant belonged to the Atlanthe Reflping company and the fire occurred after an explosion.
Washington reports the weather bureau forecasts showers in the western half of the coming week from the Mississippi to the Atlantic with above average temperatures. Showers and thunderstorms are expected in the far west later in the period as well.
A long, rambling account warns that chemicals and explosives stored aboard ships pose greater constant threats than their raw forms. It describes odors, spontaneous combustion in cotton, sour tastes from sugar and coffee, and deadly fumes from onions, with historical anecdotes of vessels disabled or wrecked by such cargoes.
An account echoes from Hewn and Airey une era of conflict near the Tweed. Soldiers and pursuers chase retreating forces across ruined lanes. A vivid scene describes raiding parties, river crossings, and the grim melee as riders and footmen clash. The narrative blends battle cadence with domestic glimpses and a contrasting subplot about a curious courtship misstep.
An elderly reader touts Vincl as a life changing tonic. John Widmayer of Jackson Michigan says at nearly 70 he felt feeble before Vincl and regained strength quickly. The ad argues Vinol’s red liver ingredients and tonic iron create vitality and offers a money back guarantee via E Hilde ivand drugs.
Purity Candy Company offers six Exera Crown Brand silver teaspoons free with any order of LA RITA Chocolates at one dollar per pound. Send one dollar and the names of five candy lovers to receive a full size box postpaid, plus the six spoons, from Middletown Ohio.
A New York Assembly of Women declares healthy American women are nearly extinct and urges women to heed warnings. The text suggests symptoms like headaches backaches dragging pains and nervousness may signal organic trouble and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a simple remedy made from roots and herbs.
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